Archive | September, 2017

1ST AMENDMENT CONSEQUENCES – PART TWO Some of you may remember my column from a few months ago about comedian Kathy Griffin, who created a gory scene by holding up a bloody head resembling that of President Donald Trump. I mentio [...]

UPDATE - WEST GEORGIA AUTISM FOUNDATION In July, I wrote a column about the founding of the West Georgia Autism Foundation (WGAF). Since then, there have been significant developments that need to be made public. Before I continue, some of y [...]

THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION Social media has uncovered the views of millions of people ranging from politics to baking recipes to the guilt or innocence of criminal defendants. I have been surprised by how many people have opinions about guil [...]

THREE PROVEN RULES OF EMAIL Email is perhaps the most efficient way to communicate in business, personal life, and within organizations. The main benefits are: 1. A written record of communication is saved. If we don’t remember what we [...]

WHY BRYANT IS STILL REVERED TODAY I am a Dawg through and through. My father started at free safety for Georgia in the late 1960’s, I cried when Georgia lost to Pitt (Dan Marino) and Penn State (Todd Blackledge) in the early 1980’s, a [...]

NEW LAW ALLOWS EARLY REMOVAL FROM PROBATION Senate Bill 174 quietly became law this summer. However, its effect on all Georgians will be felt soon. The part of the bill that will have the biggest impact is now known as OCGA 17-10-1(a)(1)(B); t [...]

The American Society of Legal Advocates, ASLA, is an invitation-only, nationwide organization of elite lawyers in practice today. ASLA draws its membership from lawyers who combine stellar legal credentials with a proven commitment to community engagement and the highest professional standards. The selection process is a culmination of a six month process in which ASLA independently researches information on tens of thousands of lawyers in filling each Top 100 category and ultimately selects lessthan 2 percent overall. There are no self nominations allowed in the process.

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TG Readers’ Choice Winner

I thank the people of Carroll County, my family, friends, and clients for their trust, loyalty, and confidence they have placed with my firm over the past decade. You have given me a great honor by choosing my firm as the “Best Law Firm” in Carroll County for 2014 & 2016. I am also grateful that God directed me into a profession where I can truly say that I look forward to going to work every day. Because of this love and devotion to my practice, I have committed to striving to provide the best criminal defense services to the people of west Georgia for many years to come.Jason W. Swindle Sr. – Swindle Law Group, P.C.